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Archive for August, 2007

Costs and Demographics…

I recently attended a presentation by Paul Harrington, who does labor market studies for Northeastern University.  Not surprisingly, he was presenting on labor force trends in Massachusetts, New England and nationally over the next ten years.  The punch line?  Over the next ten years, the 55+ population in MA will grow by 25%, while the 18-55 […]

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The Doctor Is In…

About two weeks ago, I spent most of the day shadowing Family Practice Physician Steve Golden at his main office in Cohasset, MA. This was a follow-up to the discussion some of us had at a Harvard Pilgrim Physicians Association meeting about six weeks ago in which several folks suggested I needed to get out more.

It was […]

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